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This section includes 731 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
451. |
The velocity of light was first measured by: |
A. | Romer |
B. | Thomas Alva Edison |
C. | James Watt |
D. | Faraday |
Answer» B. Thomas Alva Edison | |
452. |
The telephone was invented by: |
A. | Einstein |
B. | Robert Hook |
C. | John Napier |
D. | Alexander Graham Bell |
Answer» E. | |
453. |
Who discovered that plants have life? |
A. | Edward Jenner |
B. | J.C. Bose |
C. | Louis Pasteur |
D. | Darwin |
Answer» C. Louis Pasteur | |
454. |
Blaise Pascal is associated with: |
A. | Bicycle |
B. | Speed |
C. | Calculator |
D. | Electricity |
Answer» D. Electricity | |
455. |
Aeroplane was invented by: |
A. | Wright Brothers |
B. | Edward Jenner |
C. | John Douglas |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Edward Jenner | |
456. |
Who had invented zero? |
A. | Egyptians |
B. | Greeks |
C. | Indians |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
457. |
Logarithm tables were invented by: |
A. | J.J. Thompson |
B. | John Napier |
C. | Paul Ehrlich |
D. | A.G. Bell |
Answer» C. Paul Ehrlich | |
458. |
Ball-Point pen is invented by: |
A. | Waterman |
B. | Oscar |
C. | Wilson |
D. | Lazlo Biro |
Answer» E. | |
459. |
What is the meaning of the term Topology? |
A. | It is the study of places and natural features. |
B. | Study of hair and its disorders. |
C. | It is the study of shape and features of the moon. |
D. | Study of theological salvation. |
Answer» B. Study of hair and its disorders. | |
460. |
Thalassography is the science of: |
A. | Sea |
B. | Animal tissues |
C. | Humidity |
D. | Measuring heights |
Answer» B. Animal tissues | |
461. |
Study of increasing the habitability of the earth is termed as: |
A. | Geology |
B. | Geotechnics |
C. | Geoponics |
D. | Geogony |
Answer» C. Geoponics | |
462. |
Entozoology is the study of: |
A. | Enigmas |
B. | Glands |
C. | Enzymes |
D. | Parasites that live inside larger organisms. |
Answer» E. | |
463. |
Chirology is the study of: |
A. | Hands |
B. | Feet |
C. | Comets |
D. | Skull |
Answer» B. Feet | |
464. |
What is Bryology? |
A. | Study of food |
B. | Study of fruit |
C. | Study of mosses and liverworts |
D. | Study of rings |
Answer» D. Study of rings | |
465. |
What do you understand by Aerodynamics: |
A. | It is a science of movement in a flow of air or gas. |
B. | It is a science of generative organs. |
C. | It is a science of pleasure and pain. |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. It is a science of generative organs. | |
466. |
Coronagraph is used for: |
A. | Study the veins |
B. | Studying Blood Pressure |
C. | Studying the arteries |
D. | Observing and often photographing the sun’s corona. |
Answer» E. | |
467. |
Fathometer is used to measure: |
A. | Earthquakes |
B. | Rainfall |
C. | Ocean depth |
D. | Sound intensity |
Answer» D. Sound intensity | |
468. |
Name an instrument used to measure the intensity of earthquakes? |
A. | Richter Scale |
B. | Ammeter |
C. | Hyetometer |
D. | Oometer |
Answer» B. Ammeter | |
469. |
Name an instrument used to measure electric resistance? |
A. | Ohmmeter |
B. | Electrometer |
C. | Galvanometer |
D. | Spectrometer |
Answer» B. Electrometer | |
470. |
Name an instrument which is used to measure the Density of milk? |
A. | Lactometer |
B. | Hydrometer |
C. | Barometer |
D. | Hygrometer |
Answer» B. Hydrometer | |
471. |
Name the instrument that is used to measure Relative Humidity? |
A. | Hygrometer |
B. | Hydrometer |
C. | Barometer |
D. | Mercury Thermometer |
Answer» B. Hydrometer | |
472. |
The energy of food is measured in: |
A. | Calories |
B. | Celsius |
C. | Kelvin |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Celsius | |
473. |
Epidemiology is the study of: |
A. | Endodermis disease |
B. | Dermis disease |
C. | Epidemic disease |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
474. |
Ornithology is the: |
A. | Study of plants |
B. | Study of bones |
C. | Study of noise |
D. | Study of birds |
Answer» E. | |
475. |
Eugenics is the study of: |
A. | Different races of mankind |
B. | Genetics of plants |
C. | People of European region |
D. | Altering human beings by changing their genetic components. |
Answer» E. | |
476. |
Numismatics is the study of: |
A. | Coins |
B. | Numbers |
C. | Stamps |
D. | Space |
Answer» B. Numbers | |
477. |
Oncology is the study of: |
A. | Birds |
B. | Cancer |
C. | Mammals |
D. | Soil |
Answer» C. Mammals | |
478. |
Anatomy is a branch of Science which deals with: |
A. | Structure of animals and plants |
B. | Functioning of body organs |
C. | Animal behaviour |
D. | Cells and tissues |
Answer» B. Functioning of body organs | |
479. |
How the quality of printer is measured? |
A. | Alphabet per strike |
B. | Words per Inch |
C. | Strike per Inch |
D. | Dots per Inch |
Answer» E. | |
480. |
Which of the following is also called translator? |
A. | Data representation |
B. | MS-DOS |
C. | Operating System |
D. | Language Processor |
Answer» E. | |
481. |
Select the example of application software of computer: |
A. | Ms Word |
B. | Ms Excel |
C. | Both A and B |
D. | MS-DOS |
Answer» D. MS-DOS | |
482. |
Find out the correct definition of Wide Area Network (WAN)? |
A. | It is a programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer. |
B. | It is a collection of computers interconnected with each other through cables to share their data, information and other common hardware resources. |
C. | A computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network, whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional or national boundaries). |
D. | A computer network covering a small physical area like a home, office or small groups of buildings, such as a school or an airport. |
Answer» D. A computer network covering a small physical area like a home, office or small groups of buildings, such as a school or an airport. | |
483. |
Which was first virus detected on ARPANET, the forerunner of the internet in the early 1970s? |
A. | Exe Flie |
B. | Creeper Virus |
C. | Peeper Virus |
D. | Trozen horse |
Answer» C. Peeper Virus | |
484. |
Who among the following used the term computer worm for the first time? |
A. | John Brunner |
B. | Alan Turing |
C. | John McCarthy |
D. | JP Eckert |
Answer» B. Alan Turing | |
485. |
Which was the world's first successful electronic computer? |
A. | PARAM |
B. | CRAY-1 |
C. | Pascaline |
D. | ENIAC electronic Numerical Integrator and computer |
Answer» E. | |
486. |
Who among the following considered as the 'father of artificial intelligence'? |
A. | Charles Babbage |
B. | Lee De Forest |
C. | John McCarthy |
D. | JP Eckert |
Answer» D. JP Eckert | |
487. |
Who invented mechanical calculator called Pascaline? |
A. | Charles Babbage |
B. | Blaise Pascal |
C. | Alan Turing |
D. | Lee De Forest |
Answer» E. | |
488. |
Which of the following is the first calculating device? |
A. | Abacus |
B. | Calculator |
C. | Turing Machine |
D. | Pascaline |
Answer» B. Calculator | |
489. |
Partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another. |
A. | Partial or total blocking of light by Moon. |
B. | Partial or total blocking of light by Earth. |
C. | Partial or total blocking of light by Sun. |
Answer» B. Partial or total blocking of light by Earth. | |
490. |
Select the correct option matching together about Earth shadows: 1. Umbra – darker, central part 2. Penumbra – the outer part 3. Antumbra – partly shaded area beyond the umbra Correct Options are: |
A. | Only 1 and 2 |
B. | Only 2 and 3 |
C. | Only 1 |
D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» E. | |
491. |
What is the SI unit of electric power? |
A. | Coulomb |
B. | Watt |
C. | Volt |
D. | Meter |
Answer» C. Volt | |
492. |
Which of the following are semi-conductors? |
A. | Nichrome |
B. | Copper |
C. | Silicon |
D. | Aluminium |
Answer» D. Aluminium | |
493. |
Semi-conductors are used for making: |
A. | Solar cells |
B. | Toasters |
C. | Geysers |
D. | Room heaters |
Answer» B. Toasters | |
494. |
The heating elements of electric iron and toaster are made of: |
A. | Metals |
B. | Alloys |
C. | Glass |
D. | Hard rubber |
Answer» C. Glass | |
495. |
Which alloy is used to make the heating elements of electric iron, electric kettle, geysers etc.? |
A. | Constantan |
B. | Manganin |
C. | Nichrome |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
496. |
Which of the following metals has the lowest resistivity? |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Manganese |
C. | Silver |
D. | Mercury |
Answer» D. Mercury | |
497. |
What is the resistivity of aluminium? |
A. | 2.63 * 10-8 ohm-meter |
B. | 1.60 * 10-8 ohm-meter |
C. | 44 * 10-8 ohm-meter |
D. | 184.0 * 10-8 ohm-meter |
Answer» B. 1.60 * 10-8 ohm-meter | |
498. |
On what does the resistivity of a substance depends? |
A. | Length |
B. | Thickness |
C. | Temperature |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above | |
499. |
What is the SI unit of resistivity? |
A. | Meter |
B. | Watt |
C. | Ohm-metre |
D. | Volt |
Answer» D. Volt | |
500. |
What is the formula for calculating resistivity of the material of a conductor? |
A. | Resistivity = R * A/ L |
B. | Resistivity = R + A/ I |
C. | Resistivity = R - A/ I |
D. | Resistivity = R * A |
Answer» B. Resistivity = R + A/ I | |